Weezer - Africa: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Africa" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Africa Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Weezer

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Africa" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#               Dm       Gm7
I hear the drums echoing tonight
     A#             D#               F         Gm7  G# Cm
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
A#           Dm                Gm7
She's coming in, twelve-thirty flight
     A#              D#                   F                 Gm7 G# Cm
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
A#           Dm               Gm7
I stopped an old man along the way
A#                  G#             F               Gm7  G# Cm
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
A#           Dm          Gm7
He turned to me as if to say
Gm             G#               Cm
Hurry boy its waiting there for you

Chorus:
      Fm           C#              G#       D#
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
        Fm             C#              G#             D#
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Fm          C#            G#   D#
I bless the rains down in Africa
Fm               C#             G#             Cm D# Fm Gm G# Cm
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside
Frightened of this thing that I've become

Chorus

Hurry, boy, she's waiting there for you

Chorus:
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Africa" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Africa" by Weezer.

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